Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-09-24
MoMINNVIILE, TENNESSEE SATURDAY. SEPT 24,1887.


on Tuesday morning with his two
children, Miss jamie and Master
George, for West Tennessee, to spend
week visiting Mr.. W's. father.
They will attend the great State Fair
at Nashville on their return next
week.
Mr.. G. A. Reams, representing
E. 1. Horsman, Agar, Hamlin & Co.,
and John F. Stratton, New York,
was here this week with a large line
of samples of holiday goods, blank
books and stationary, and musical
merchandise. -eR
John Joss is now offering his en-
tire stock of groceries, CONNECTIONS,
canned goods, ETC., at cost to close out
business. Also a lot of jewelry, spec
tacles and silver-ware. Fixtures will
be sold at less than cost. A good op-
portunity for some party wishing to
engage in business.
Houston Durley, colored, is au-
thorized to solicit and receive sub
scriptions for the STANDARD, among
his people. A number of them have
promised him their subscriptions by
the first Of October, and he requests
all such to meet him with same at
his appointments for speaking.
"A number of fine colts were dis
played in the Ben Lomond College
grove last Saturday as competitors for
the premiums offered by Mr.. Shur-
man Drury. The following were the
successful contestants: 1st premium,
Jonathan Boss; ID, Sam Denby; Sd,
VIM. Simpson; 4th, Andy Jones {;
5th, Steve Brown.
&C. G. Black has been receiving
and opening this week a well selected
line of dry goods and notions, and in
vites everybody in need of such goods
to call and examine his stock. He al
so has a nice line of queensware, and
his stock of groceries, confections,
cigars, tobacco, ETC., will be found full
and fresh.
Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Saxon will be
in McMinnville again tonight, (Fri-
day., and will delivera lecture at
the G. p. Church. She is clear, for
cible and interesting speaker, and
will deeply interest all who may hear
her. Those who entertain a preju-
dice against ladies speaking in pub
lie should hear Mrs. Saxon. She will
dissipate the prejudice.
-G. w. Dillingham;, Publisher,
successor to G. w. Carleton & Co. has
in press a novel entitled "At the Mer-
cy of Tiberius", by Augusta j. Evans
Wilson, of Mobile, Ala, author OF
st. Elmo, Infilice, Beulah, &c. Mrs.
Wilson's novels are probably more
widely read than those of any other
American author, and their populari-
ty is well deserved.
-"The Cosmopolitan" /" for Sep
tember is on our table, and we be-
lieve it to be the best $500 magazine
in America. 1t is superior to many
of the higher priced publications. II
is elegantly printed on fine paper,
and always has an interesting table
of contents. Schlicht d Field Co.,
publishers, 20 Park Row, New York,
Send 20 cents for sample copy.
Mr.. Tolley failed to meet Mr.,
Moore in the joint discussion here
last Saturday as advertised. Mr.
Tolley made a speech at Shellsford
Friday night, and went to Sparta
Saturday. Mr.. Moore spoke in the
park Saturday afternoon to a large
crowd. We heard but little of his
speech, but those who listened to him
throughout say he pounded the an
tis some hard blows.
With this issue the papers which
the prohibition committee have beer
sending to various parties in the
county will cease. We hope many
of them will become regular sub
scribers to the paper, and any whC
would like to continue it can senC
their subscriptions to the office: o.
give them to any of the following
agents: J. R. Oliver, Daylight; P
G. Potter, Dibrell; w. A. Moore
Rock Island; Geo. w. Parks, Irving
College; A. M. st. John, Viola.
Shoes.